问题补充:
请问这句话的谓语动词应该是单数还是复数?Niether the boy nor his parents was informed of his exam result.首先谓语应该是通过nor后面的his parents判断,然后his parents 是指父母,应该是复数,所以应该是were吧?可为什么是was呢?
答案:
复数,就近原则.相似的结构有either...or,not only...but also
有时候即使书本上也可能错的,不要盲目地相信权威
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供参考答案1:
应该用复数,这是英语中的就近原则。
供参考答案2:
是单数